Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 51.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ghana, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 51.4% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ghana peaked at 51.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 1970.
Ghana ranks 93rd of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.2% | — |
| 2006 | 29.7% | +312.2% |
| 2010 | 45.2% | +52.3% |
| 2013 | 40.4% | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 43.9% | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 37.7% | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 41.6% | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 45.2% | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 50.4% | +11.5% |
| 2024 | 51.4% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 29.7% | 29.7% | 29.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 41.8% | 37.7% | 45.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 47.2% | 41.6% | 51.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 122,558 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 35.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.97 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ghana?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ghana was 51.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 51.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Ghana ranks 93rd out of 131 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release